Nehemiah 12:42

And the singers were heard, and were numbered.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

In Context

43And in that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them very joyful: and their wives and their children rejoiced: and the joy in Jerusalem was heard from afar off.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 10:8Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these were priests.

Psalms 81:1A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst of them will judge gods.

Psalms 95:1When the house was built after the Captivity, a Song by David. Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalms 100:1A Psalm of David. I will sing to thee, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; I will sing a psalm,

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:28-44

The Dedication of the Wall. ( b. c. 444.) 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and… Read the whole commentary →

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